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How Does The Capability Of Top Management Influence Financial Reporting Fraud?, Michael Wojcikiewicz
How Does The Capability Of Top Management Influence Financial Reporting Fraud?, Michael Wojcikiewicz
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This study examines the attributes which capture the capability of a perpetrator to engage in financial reporting fraud. Fraudulent financial reporting can be devastating for a company and its employees. Capability includes such measures as the person’s position and the function in which they work. The study reveals how capability influences the occurrence of fraud, the amount of the fraud, and whether capability interacts with concealing the fraud from an audit. The results of the thesis should assist fraud professionals, investors, and regulators as well as stakeholders of corporations by examining publicly available data and highlighting characteristics that can contribute …